Assignment
My Community is Flatbush which is in Brooklyn, New York. This is not overall Brooklyn, itsjust the Flatbush neighborhood.
At least 1 to 2 paragraph for each question.
Make sure you get all your information from a .gov, org or edu website.
Cite in Apa format.
1. Describe the People: Demographics & Census Data
2. Describe the Geographical/Environmental Features of the Community.
3. Describe the Health-Related Services available in the Community
4. Describe the Socio-Economic Issues facing the Community (poverty level)
5. Describe the "Culture" of the Community?
6. Describe the Living and Working Conditions in the Community
Also include some of the data you find about obesity amongst African American middle age men and women around Flatbush.
For each source of data that you identify, you should fill out a data summary table, located on the following pages - you should complete at least three. Here is an example:
Data Source: Hackensack University Medical Center Community Health Assessment (2017)
Data about your health issue:
1. "Obesity rates of children between the ages of 7-12 have doubled since 2005" (pg. 14)
2. The percentage of children in Hackensack living with type II diabetes has risen from 2% in 2005 to 6% in 2016 (pg. 24)
3. In 2017, 23% of Hispanic children in Hackensack are classified as overweight and 12% as obese (pg. 31)
Data charts/ tables/graphs: 1. 2017 Childhood Obesity Rates (bar graph, pg.15)
2. Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Children (data table, pg.24)
3. Overweight and Obesity among Hispanic Children (pie chart, pg. 32)
Now do the same thing for these three-health issues on Flatbush.
First data is Obesity
Data source 1:
Data About the health issue:
Data charts/tables/graphs
Second data is HIV
Data source 2:
Data about the Health issue
Data Charts/tables/graphs
Data 3 is Diabetes
Data source 2:
Data about the Health issue
Data Charts/tables/graphs.